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solid rocket

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solid rocket [′säl·əd ′räk·ət]
(aerospace engineering)
A rocket that is propelled by a solid-propellant rocket engine.


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95 Hardcover TL867 Author McDonald was director of the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Motor Project at the time the Challenger space shuttle exploded.
The Ares I igniter is an enhanced version of the flight-proven igniter used in the space shuttle's solid rocket boosters.
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